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acceber74: anti-feminism-pro-equality: theselittleinfinities:theultradork:dickmasterson:poppypicklesticks:abendlichter:burntpicasso:dripping-adorableness:myuncreativeurl:WowHappy Presidents’ DayShit they leave out of the textbook #4838821Can I get a citation on this?I would like a citation on this because this seems like the kind of shit tumblr makes up to go “omg white people are trash all their faves are trash smh” His false teeth were made of ivory, you fucking idiots. I’d also like to point out Washington inherited his slaves, gained others by marriage, came to OPPOSE slavery but legally could not free his slaves under penalty of law in Virginia and so treated them well, and ordered them freed and paid them a sum and had them taught skills to start a new life with in his will.Learn your dang history. HURR DURR ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE EVIL. here it is. Naw…y’all need to learn YOUR fucking history (and at least READ the articles that you provide as “proof”….“Yet, as general of the army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and the first president of the United States, he never publicly challenged the institution of slavery […]. As president, following the transfer of the national capital to Pennsylvania in 1790, Washington brought eight enslaved people to work for him in the President’s House in Philadelphia, where state law would have automatically granted freedom to any slaves who had resided in the state for more than 6 months. He circumvented that provision of the law by maintaining that he was not a Pennsylvania resident and ensuring that neither he nor any of his slaves stayed in the state for more than six months at a time.[216] When one of the slaves, Oney Judge, a personal attendant to Martha, escaped, Washington complained that the slave had fled “without the least provocation,” and he secretly sent agents to hunt her down.” You know because not wanting to be a slave anymore isn’t reason enough to escape slavery. Nope, not enough reason at all. His teeth came from his slaves, too. Doesn’t matter that he paid his slaves. His ass wasn’t getting teeth from white folks. His slaves couldn’t exactly say no, since he had the power to sell off family members whenever he wanted.. http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-man-the-myth/the-trouble-with-teeth/George Washington owned black people against their will. He profited from owning black people his entire life. These fuckers willed enslaved black people to each other as if black people were furniture or livestock. Just because he had a “change of heart” just as his ass was near death doesn’t change the fact. I mean, it’s not as if he’s THE George Washington and couldn’t use his influence in Virginia to change the law. Nope, couldn’t do that shit, for all his “change of heart”. I mean, if you want to romanticize owning other human beings just so you can say “not all slave owners” or “not all founding fathers”, you can kindly go fuck yourself. Here you have THE MAN that could have freed every fucking slave in the 13 Colonies with the stroke of a pen in 1787, but they CHOSE to not do that because Southerners (of which Virginia was a part of) did not want to lose their wealth, cheap and skilled labor, and political influence (and led to the categorizing black people as 3/5 of a person). Their inaction on the matter of slavery directly led to the Civil War 75 years later, and TOOK another 100 yeas before descendants of slaves finally had their rights protected in the Constitution. So, by all mean, pat yourself on the back for your revisionist view of George Washington and how he treated his slaves as if there’s ANY amount of redemption for OWNING people. ETA: This is how he treated his slaves: “What is clear is that Washington frequently utilized harsh punishment against the enslaved population, including whippings and the threat of particularly taxing work assignments. Perhaps most severely, Washington could sell a slave to a buyer in the West Indies, ensuring that the person would never see their family or friends at Mount Vernon again. Washington conducted such sales on several occasions.” http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/ten-facts-about-washington-slavery/http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/slave-control/FUCK YOUR REVISIONIST HISTORY and your sourced from Wikipedia bullshit. The organization charged with preserving Washington’s legacy at Mount Vernon doesn’t sugarcoat anything, so why the fuck are you all doing it????????? Link says, amongst other things:“6. Washington bought human teeth from African-AmericansDeep within one of Washington’s account books is an entry which details Washington’s purchase of 9 teeth from “Negroes” for 122 shillings. It’s not clear if Washington intend to use these teeth as implants or within a new set of dentures or if he employed the teeth at all. While this transaction might seem morbid to a modern audience, purchasing human teeth was a fairly common practice in the 18th century for affluent individuals.“So while the replies were historically inaccurate, the first post also is. -- source link
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